STAR Protected

Tube timing

1) FNAL EMI9954 (+ 1 ns cable) (bottom)  vs CW. Yale for base time (top)

upgrading SL/RHEL mysql5.{0,1} to mysql 5.5

Background:

STAR Management Meeting (11:00am EST)

2014-03-13 11:00
2014-03-13 12:00
America/New York
Thursday, 13 March 2014
BNL, Buld 510, I-189, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
   *--===================================================================--*
            STAR Management Weekly Meeting // Community:  STAR // Password:  star
             SeeVogh R.N.       http://research.seevogh.com/join?meeting=eleBevv8vDatasIuanIl
             EVO International  http://evo.caltech.edu/evoNext/koala.jnlp?meeting=eleBevv8vDatasIuanIl

           Phone Bridge: +1 626 395 2112 (CA) / +1 631 344 6100 (NY) // ID: 16 0807 // Password: 0952
           Time:  11:00 am  - 12:00 noon EDT

        *--===================================================================--*

I.  Agenda:

               1) News:               
               2) STAR Run14 Status: Bill
               3) BUR1516 Committee: Nu / Zhangbu
               4) STAR meeting before QM14: Nu / Zhangbu
               5) AOB

       *--===================================================================--*

             II. Brief Summary and action Items:

              1) Attandance:

       *--===================================================================--*

 III. Note:

  ► BES-II White Paper Committee
      - co-chairs: D. Cebra and B. Mohanty
      - Deadline: March 1, 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► pp/pA Committee
      - co-chairs: E. Aschenauer, H. Huang and E. Sichtermann
      - Deadline: April 30, 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► Charges to eSTAR Task Force, co-Chairs: Ernst Sichtermann and Zhangbu Xu
      BNL Charges to "LOI transition from RHIC to eRHIC": doc file
      LOI Committee Membership and charges: doc file
      Preliminary Draft eSTAR LoI (Sept. 15th, v14) (pdf)
  ► Tribble Committee Presentation, 1/28/2013
  ► RHIC WhitePaper: The Case for Continuing RHIC Operations 9/2/2012
  ► DNP HI WhitePaper: Hot and Dense QCD Matter
  ► RHIC Spin WhitePaper: The RHIC Spin Program
  ► EIC WhitePaper: Electron Ion Collider: The Next QCD Frontie
  ► STAR FMS Review: Sept. 1-2, BNL. P. Jacobs (chair). Review Report

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STAR Management Meeting (EDT 11:00am)

2014-03-20 11:00
2014-03-20 12:00
America/New York
Thursday, 20 March 2014
BNL, Buld 510, I-189, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
*--===================================================================--*
            STAR Management Weekly Meeting // Community:  STAR // Password:  star
             SeeVogh R.N.       http://research.seevogh.com/join?meeting=eleBevv8vDatasIuanIl
             EVO International  http://evo.caltech.edu/evoNext/koala.jnlp?meeting=eleBevv8vDatasIuanIl

           Phone Bridge: +1 626 395 2112 (CA) / +1 631 344 6100 (NY) // ID: 1002250 // Password: 0952
           Time:  11:00 am  - 12:00 noon EDT

        *--===================================================================--*

I.  Agenda:

               1) News:               
               2) STAR Run14 Status: Bill
               3) pA LoI Status: Ernst
               4) Pre-QM14 STAR meeting: Bedanga / Zhangbu
               5) AOB

       *--===================================================================--*

             II. Brief Summary and action Items:

              1) Attandance:

       *--===================================================================--*

 III. Note:

  ► BES-II White Paper Committee
      - co-chairs: D. Cebra and B. Mohanty
      - Deadline: March 1 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► pp/pA Committee
      - co-chairs: E. Aschenauer, H. Huang and E. Sichtermann
      - Deadline: April 30, 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► Charges to eSTAR Task Force, co-Chairs: Ernst Sichtermann and Zhangbu Xu
      BNL Charges to "LOI transition from RHIC to eRHIC": doc file
      LOI Committee Membership and charges: doc file
      Preliminary Draft eSTAR LoI (Sept. 15th, v14) (pdf)
  ► Tribble Committee Presentation, 1/28/2013
  ► RHIC WhitePaper: The Case for Continuing RHIC Operations 9/2/2012
  ► DNP HI WhitePaper: Hot and Dense QCD Matter
  ► RHIC Spin WhitePaper: The RHIC Spin Program
  ► EIC WhitePaper: Electron Ion Collider: The Next QCD Frontie
  ► STAR FMS Review: Sept. 1-2, BNL. P. Jacobs (chair). Review Report

          *--===================================================================--*

STAR Management Meeting (11:00am EST)

2014-03-06 10:00
2014-03-06 11:00
America/New York
Thursday, 6 March 2014
BNL, Buld 510, I-189, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
     *--===================================================================--*
            STAR Management Weekly Meeting // Community:  STAR // Password:  star
             SeeVogh R.N.       http://research.seevogh.com/join?meeting=eleBevv8vDatasIuanIl
             EVO International  http://evo.caltech.edu/evoNext/koala.jnlp?meeting=eleBevv8vDatasIuanIl

           Phone Bridge: +1 626 395 2112 (CA) / +1 631 344 6100 (NY) // ID: 16 0807 // Password: 0952
           Time:  11:00 am  - 12:00 noon EDT

        *--===================================================================--*

I.  Agenda:

               1) News:               
               2) STAR Run14 Status: Bill
               3) Run14 QA: All
               4) BUR1516 Committee: Nu / Zhangbu
               5) QM talks; highlights: Xin / Nu
               6) STAR meeting before QM14: Nu / Zhangbu
               7) AOB

       *--===================================================================--*

             II. Brief Summary and action Items:

              1) Attandance:

       *--===================================================================--*

 III. Note:

  ► BES-II White Paper Committee
      - co-chairs: D. Cebra and B. Mohanty
      - Deadline: March 1, 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► pp/pA Committee
      - co-chairs: E. Aschenauer, H. Huang and E. Sichtermann
      - Deadline: April 30, 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► Charges to eSTAR Task Force, co-Chairs: Ernst Sichtermann and Zhangbu Xu
      BNL Charges to "LOI transition from RHIC to eRHIC": doc file
      LOI Committee Membership and charges: doc file
      Preliminary Draft eSTAR LoI (Sept. 15th, v14) (pdf)
  ► Tribble Committee Presentation, 1/28/2013
  ► RHIC WhitePaper: The Case for Continuing RHIC Operations 9/2/2012
  ► DNP HI WhitePaper: Hot and Dense QCD Matter
  ► RHIC Spin WhitePaper: The RHIC Spin Program
  ► EIC WhitePaper: Electron Ion Collider: The Next QCD Frontie
  ► STAR FMS Review: Sept. 1-2, BNL. P. Jacobs (chair). Review Report

          *--===================================================================--*

DIS 2014 Abstract

 

Run XIV drift velocities

    Drift velocities before removing tpcPadrowT0 

3-D design for the fermi PMT and its protortype cap using Art of Illusion.

Using a open source software called "Art of Illusion", a simple sketch of the fermi PMT is drawn for a better view.

Install the software

Upsilons in U+U report #9 -efficiencies, E/p

Slides discussing part of my homework from the BNL collaboration meeting.

DIS 2014 Abstract

 

track cut QA for 2012 IFF Analysis

 I did a study on how different variables are affected by my cuts. I post plots of these variables with and without several different cuts.

run 2013 P14ia production -- updated as production progress

 
During the pp500_production_2013 P14ia production in progress, I roughly have a look at some MuDst files which have been stored at RCF disk.  

MTD Run13 Calibration with cosmic ray data

 MTD Run13 Calibration with cosmic ray data.
108 ps for MTD+TOF, still have problems in position resolution.

assembly fnal fms pmt+base

We purchased a 2" PVC cap and a coupler tube for about $2 (White)
We machined the blue socket down to 54mm

Run 14 15 GeV AuAu EMC timing scans

Attached below are some plots of the EMC timing scan in run #15054045
taken using Tonko's auto_scan feature:

TPC spacecharge & gridleak calibration

Run-11 Transverse Jets: Update to Jet Group (February 25, 2014)

 

run 9 inclusive jet time dependence studies.

Run9 inclusive jet time dependence:

Run12 Transverse Analysis: Jet Meeting Update

 

BEMC Calibration Update - EMC^2